On September 18,2016,Jerry Received Land and a Building from Ted

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Essay

On September 18,2016,Jerry received land and a building from Ted as a gift.Ted had purchased the land and building on March 5,2013,and his adjusted basis and the fair market value at the date of the gift were as follows:
Asset
Adjusted Basis
FMV
Land
$150,000
$200,000
Building
90,000
100,000
Ted paid no gift tax on the transfer to Jerry.
a.Determine Jerry's adjusted basis and holding period for the land and building.
b.Assume instead that the FMV of the land was $89,000 and the FMV of the building was $60,000.Determine Jerry's adjusted basis and holding period for the land and building.

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